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Save your assignment with your last name and the assignment name. For example “Smith Unit 7 Paper” and then upload your work by clicking Browse (items should be saved as .doc, .docx or .rtf). Answers to the prompts below should be written as a SINGLE ESSAY using formal, concise scientific language. Appropriate & reputable sources should be used. ALL assignments should be written in YOUR ORIGINAL WORDS and no more than 5% of your paper should be quotes. A paper that is not original and authored by you will result in a “0? grade REQUIREMENTS :
Please use this RUBRIC to ensure you are writing a comprehensive paper. Utilizing information in “The second coming of gene therapy,” “The super cell,” “Gene therapy could expand stem cell’ promise” and at least three appropriate additional sources (other than your text) , answer the following prompts: What is stem cell therapy and what is gene therapy? What problems have scientist encountered in the past while trying to use these technologies separately to treat diseases? How are combining these technologies helping to eliminate these problems? What are examples of diseases being treated with these combined therapies? Other article of interest: Induced pluripotent stem cell
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Unit 7 Stem Cells and Gene Therapy | |||
The entire paper should be original and authored by you.
Please note that these are RESEARCH PAPERS. If you do not complete literature research to support YOUR IDEAS AND WORDS then you will not receive full credit on content portions of the assignment. |
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Thoroughly explained what stem cell therapy is |
1 |
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Thoroughly explained what gene therapy is |
1 |
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Described what problems scientists have encountered in the past while trying to use these technologies separately to treat diseases |
4 |
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Described how the combination of these two therapies is helping to eliminate the problems encountered in the past |
4 |
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Described examples of diseases that are being treated with these combined therapies |
4 |
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Included at least three additional sources. |
2 |
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Completed research and cited all factual information using appropriate internal citations (a.k.a. parenthetical citations) in proper APA format. |
1 |
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Included references in proper APA format. |
1 |
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Descriptive title in APA format |
0.5 |
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Word Count, Format, Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation |
1 |
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Used 350 – 400 words |
0.5 |
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Total |
20 |
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